Isaiah 41:15

Pat Wilchester

"Behold, I will make you to be a new sharp threshing board having teeth; you shall thresh the mountains and beat them small, and shall make the hills as chaff."

Isaiah 41 continues the message of "comfort" begun in Chapter 40. God Himself speaks from a courtroom the message intended to comfort Israel. Israel's enemies will be put to shame and her desperate needs will be met by God. With God's backing, small and weak Israel will become a powerful nation and her vanquished enemies "will come to understand that Israel's holy God has made it happen." (V 20)

What a wonder to realize that the awesome power that God has displayed in history is available to you and me today. Isaiah is filled with God's assurance that he is our God, our Father, and will ever be near, regardless of circumstances.

We are all familiar with the statement that God will help us "fly as the eagles" if we will only abide by His word and do according to His word. We often forget this in times of trial and trouble; desolation, despairs and defeat, and do not call upon Him.

In verse 15, God informs Israel that He will provide the strength to handle the current situation(s) and bring the nation through its troubles, if it will but trust Him. Today, we need to remember that nothing can be a stumbling block for long if we follow God's guidance and rely on His strength. He doesn't expect us to "do it alone."

We trust God with our eternal soul. We should trust Him with our tomorrow as well.